Materials System Specification

34-SAMSS-831 30 March 2005

Instrumentation for Packaged Units
Instrumentation Standards Committee Members
8.1.1 Mounting
All instruments shall be mounted as close to the process
connection as possible. Impulse lines shall be as short as possible.
The location of instruments shall be so that direct drainage of
condensate, water or process fluids from adjacent equipment has
no adverse effect. Instruments shall be mounted in locations where
vibration is negligible.
All local instrumentation and associated control equipment shall be
readily accessible from grade, platform, fixed walkway, or fixed
ladder. Local indicating instruments shall be visible from where
related equipment is operated or primary instruments are tested or
calibrated.
Pressure and D/P instruments in liquid or condensable vapor
service shall be self-venting (i.e., mounted below the process
connections) with all impulse lines sloping downward
approximately 1:10 minimum toward the instrument. Pressure and
D/P instruments in gas service shall be self-draining (i.e., mounted
above the process connections) with all lines sloping downward
approximately 1:10 minimum toward the process connection.
Pressure transmitters in gas service may be mounted on panels
below their process connections provided that the process
connections are located on the top of the process lines, low point
drains are provided, and the impulse lines slope toward the low
point. For other applications refer to API RP 551.
Impulse tubing shall be made with metallurgy compatible to
process and ambient conditions. Threaded fittings shall be used.
Cables between skid mounted instruments and junction boxes
shall be routed in conduits. The conduit installation shall be in
accordance with NFPA 70 and 17-SAMSS-515.
Different instruments signals shall be segregated from each other
and from power wiring.
Temperature sensors shall be fitted with terminal heads and
installed in thermowells. For details, see Standard Drawing AB-
036019.